At the UN Security Council’s emergency session on August 29, global envoys condemned Russia over deadly strikes in Kyiv, calling them acts of terror and sabotage against international peace efforts. While Ukraine, the US, the UK, and France urged Moscow to pursue dialogue and peace, Russia’s deputy ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy defended the strikes as retaliation. He claimed that Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries and energy facilities were designed to disrupt civilian fuel supplies and provoke disproportionate Russian responses that could later be misrepresented. His remarks drew sharp criticism from Western representatives, who warned of deeper economic and political consequences if Russia continued its campaign. Watch the fiery faceoff.